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Hunger continued even after lockdown: report
Why is it in news?
- According to a survey, six or seven months after the lockdown, people continued to go to bed hungry, skip meals frequently.
- The survey, called Hunger Watch, was conducted by the Right to Food Campaign of 4,000 people living on the margins across 11 States in September and October.
Findings of the survey:
- People are unable to afford nutritious diets because of loss of income.
- Over half the people surveyed said their consumption of rice and wheat had decreased.
- About 73% reported a drop in consumption of vegetables.
- Nearly 40% said there was a drastic decrease in their use.
- About 71% of those who were non-vegetarians could not afford eggs or meat.
- Nearly 66% of people said they were having less than the quantity they used to eat.